Arkansas

Katrina Edwards

Katrina, 19 years old, spent 8+ years in the State of Alaska’s foster care system. Katrina is currently in care and has experienced over 50 different placements. Despite many changes in school and living situations, She graduated from high school and earned her driver’s permit. She currently interns for the... Read more

2019 Outstanding Young Leaders

Andrew Rowr

Arkansas

Andrew Rowr was in the foster care system in Arkansas. Andrew graduated high school and now studies welding, yet has made the commitment to attend every YAB meeting, conference, and activity that has been offered to him. He is now certified in three types of welding and plans to finish... Read more

2018 Outstanding Young Leaders

Eric Warner

Arkansas

Eric Warner grew up in Arkansas and entered their foster care system when he was 8 years old. There were many placements (11 in total) that he was moved to including traditional foster home placements, congregate care facilities, and emergency shelters. Shortly after his 18th birthday, Eric ‘aged out’ of... Read more

2017 All-Stars

2018 #FosterEquality Spokesperson

Council Member - Past

Shaden Jedlicka

Arkansas

Age 19, 9 years in Arkansas’s foster care system. Shaden has been in and out of care since age 10, being placed in 4 shelters and 3 foster homes. Shaden’s quest for permanence ended in 2008 when he met his permanent family. He is currently attending the University of Arkansas... Read more

2010 All-Stars

Shannon Boney

Arkansas

Shannon spent 11 years in Arkansas's foster care system. Before aging out of the foster-care system, Shannon Boney spent 11 years in care experiencing a staggering 40 placements including therapeutic homes, group homes and long-term facilities. Her time in care was hard. Shannon dealt with inadequate help from caseworkers, an... Read more

2017 Outstanding Young Leaders

Tabitha Burns

Arkansas

Tabitha spent 3 years in Arkansas’s foster care system. Tabitha is known to be a delightful and positive role model for others. She is attending University of Arkansas Monticello to get her Master’s degree in Social Work. Currently, Tabitha is apart of a Youth Advisory Board and her participation has... Read more

2016 Outstanding Young Leaders

Lien Le

Arkansas

A present employee for Walgreens in Arkansas, Lien Le hopes to better her environment and her community. Her goal is to become a surgeon. Living in a shelter, she has been in foster care for two years. She acknowledges facing many complications as a foster youth, and she wants to... Read more

2012 Outstanding Young Leaders

Sharanda Crews

Arkansas

Sharanda is a foster care alumni that spent five years in Arkansas’s foster care system. Having spent most of her time in foster care separated from her siblings in facilities and group homes due to lack of available foster homes, when she began to live independently, she began her adventure... Read more

2012 All-Stars

Shaden Jedlicka

Arkansas

Shaden has been in and out of care since age 10, being placed in 4 shelters and 3 foster homes. Shaden's quest for permanence ended in 2008 when he met his permanent family. He is currently attending the University of Arkansas Fort Smith and is working part time in the... Read more

2009 Outstanding Young Leaders

Arkansas

Katrina Edwards

Andrew Rowr

Eric Warner

Shaden Jedlicka

Shannon Boney

Tabitha Burns

Lien Le

Sharanda Crews

Shaden Jedlicka

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